almighty

== English == === Alternative forms === allmighty, all-mighty === Etymology === From Middle English almyghty, almighty, from Old English ælmihtiġ (“all-powerful”), from Proto-Germanic *alamahtīgaz, equivalent to al- +‎ might +‎ -y. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔːlˈmaɪti/ Rhymes: -aɪti === Adjective === almighty (comparative more almighty, superlative most almighty) (sometimes postpositive) Unlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful Synonyms: all-powerful, omnipotent The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1611, →OCLC, Genesis 17:1: “I am the Almightie God.” (slang) Great; extreme; terrible. (by extension) Having very great power, influence, etc. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== might mighty ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === almighty (not comparable) (slang, colloquial) Extremely; thoroughly. === Further reading === “almighty”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “almighty”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “almighty”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.